the woman tells the shepherd no to love. she says soon the flowers will go away and die for winter. as plants change for seasons, so will his love change for her. she thinks he wont lover forever. she says it would be different if it was spring all the time (his love for her would never change) but this is impossible. she rejects his love.
If all the world and love were young, And truth in every shepherd's tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move To live with thee and be thy love. Time drives the flocks from field to fold When rivers rage and rocks grow cold, And Philomel becometh dumb; The rest complains of cares to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward winter reckoning yields; A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall, Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten-- In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy buds, Thy coral claps and somber studs, All these in me no means can move To come to thee and be thy love. But could youth last and love still breed, Had joys no date nor age no need, Then these delights my mind might move To live with thee and be thy love. -- Sir Walter Raleigh
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The main theme in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" is that one cannot always get what one wants in life. The shepherd wanted to love the nymph, but she could not love him, similar to how flowers cannot survive in winter.
The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd was created in 1596.
Yes, "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe and "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh are considered companion poems. Raleigh's poem is a response to Marlowe's, presenting a more realistic and skeptical view of love and pastoral life, contrasting the idealized portrait in Marlowe's poem.
The theme of carpe diem, or "seize the day," in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" implies a rejection of the shepherd's invitation to live in the moment and enjoy youth. The nymph's response emphasizes the impermanence of beauty and pleasures, cautioning against giving in to fleeting temptations. It suggests a more realistic perspective on life, highlighting the consequences of impulsive decisions and the inevitability of change.
In lines 9-12 of "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd," the nymph is cautioning the shepherd against trusting the fleeting nature of youth and beauty. She emphasizes that these things fade quickly, warning the shepherd not to base his affections solely on transient qualities.
The mood of "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh is one of skepticism and realism. The nymph expresses a pragmatic view of love, rejecting the shepherd's idealistic notions and emphasizing the fleeting nature of beauty and youth.
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The Nymph's reply to the Shepherd in the poem "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh conveys a sense of realism and skepticism towards the Shepherd's idealistic views on love and nature. She highlights the transient nature of youth and beauty and suggests that the Shepherd's promises are unrealistic and unattainable.
It is a reply to both "Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by C. Marlowe and Sir Walter Raleigh's "The Nymph's Reply To The Shepherd". It's basically trying to convince someone to come out in the country and live with him and be in love.
In the nymph's reply to the shepherd by Sir Walter Raleigh, the shepherd idealistically describes a world where love will never fade and where eternal happiness awaits. The nymph's response contrasts this idealism by pointing out the transient nature of beauty and love, highlighting the inevitable passage of time and the impermanence of earthly pleasures.
Nymphs. Wood nymphs are dryads/ napaeae; tree nymphs are hamadryads; water, stream and fountain nymphs are naiads; sea nymphs are nereids; ocean nymphs are oceanids; and mountain nymphs are oreads.